Angola: birthplace of Capoeira

For most people, capoeira -- an art which mixes combat, dance and music -- is associated with Brazilian culture. But the origins of the discipline can actually be traced back to the west coast of Africa -- in particular, Angola.

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[jo1ao2zinho]

Brasil has so many things African, culturally and socially, but Brasil has always been historically ashamed of its African heritage, which is why many in Brasil get mad when they find out so much of our culture is African. Samba is Angolan, capoeira is Angolan, acaraje is Nigerian, so much food, religion, dance, even words in Brasilian Portuguese is African. So right on Angola!!!

[vibrantkitty1]

@ninoco159 Come on ninoco, you can't invent something that already exist. They got it from their African ancestors.

[ericattisso]

Check this dance from Northern Ivory Coast (West Africa). So many of the moves are remeniscent of the ones typical of Capoeira.. (rabo de arraias, macaco, etc...)

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[ProBlackDotNet]

@wilsalvn that is so strange that you would say that...it think its pretty common in lots of latin american countries. when i went to the dominican republic i had a strange feeling...as a black man it was the same feeling i get when i small white towns...hard to explain...but very real...you can almost feel the racism coming from some people..not all but lots of people just gave me the vibe that they didnt like me...come to find out most of them deny their african heritage as well..

[ProBlackDotNet]

the only thing brazilian copeira is the ginga. the kid in this clip actually got it wrong...i was a martial art that the portugese didnt want the slaves to practice so they made it look like a dance so they could keep it up...came from angola with the slaves point blank

[bboy24seven]

hahahaha everytime we try to claim our heritage there is a big argument

[travisross1]

Mestre Cobra Mansa went to Angola several years ago and showed the locals the Art form he mastered. They had no idea what he was doing. Capoeira Angola didn't "come from" Angola, but it has some of its roots in that country. Capoeira is through and through Brazilian.

[jo1ao2zinho]

@cnn101 intereting my english is not too good but yes brother sprituality is strong in Brasil as in Africa we all are connected.

[cnn101]

@jo1ao2zinho yea i was told that the myth was that she attracts fisherman and out to the sea, but becareful lol anyway its all african spirituallity/mystisism. I love how there is a link between us and you brazilians as far as culture and your ancestors.

[jo1ao2zinho]

@cnn101 well in brasil iemanja is a water sprit meant to give good luck for fishermen and for the year.

[cnn101]

@jo1ao2zinho mans thats cool as hell lol yea cameroonians call it koki beans. And we don't really celebrate iemaja aka mami wata because in african culture she is considered a demon princess.